In the Midst of Infertility

When we first found out the news of this pregnancy we had a flood of different emotions. It was both exciting and scary. First of all, we can not begin to describe how thankful and blessed we feel to have become pregnant after our very first IVF cycle. This gave us so much hope. We…

We are happy to announce our Frozen Embryo Transfer was successful and I am pregnant. My husband and I feel very blessed to have this news after our first IVF cycle. We did have some trouble waiting for the results of the blood test and started testing at home early. Our home pregnancy tests were…

Today is our FET (frozen embryo transfer) day! This has been the most exciting day so far along this IVF journey. I was instructed to drink 32 oz of water within the hour prior to arrival at the clinic. A full bladder is required for the transfer. We met with the doctor prior to our…

These past few weeks I have continued with subcutaneous Lupron injections every morning and estrogen tablets twice a day. On Monday, I went to the clinic for an ultrasound to check the lining of my uterus and a blood draw to check an estrogen level. The ultrasound tech said my uterine lining looks great. She…

This has been a very eventful week. A few posts ago I mentioned the clinic changed my FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer) schedule to include birth control pills. Well, one of my nurses missed the memo and was still following the old schedule. She had me come to the clinic for two blood draws that were…

It has been a few weeks since my last post because there has not been much to report. We are currently 2 weeks into our estimated 6 week schedule for our first frozen embryo transfer. Throughout this process I have learned when going for procedures and ultra sounds it is better to wear comfy and…

I have heard and read from others that IVF cycles can be cancelled or changed for various reasons. I had a fear this would happen during our egg retrieval cycle. However, our retrieval cycle went as planned and we did not experience this issue. I thought this could be an issue later on, but did…

The next phase of IVF is the frozen embryo transfer (FET). How many embryos to transfer? That is the question. It has been over three weeks since our egg retrieval which has given us a lot of time to think, research and debate on transferring one vs. two embryos with the initial cycle. This past week…

For couples going through a difficult time it is extremely important to support one another and to make your relationship a priority. This Infertility journey can be such a roller coaster of events and emotions. Especially during the IVF process. After the egg retrieval, we have been on a break from treatment. We have 3 weeks…

The second week of stims continued with subcutaneous injections twice a day. I started getting large, red patches and itchy welts at the injection site from the AM Cetrotide injection. Cetrotide is the medication I was prescribed to keep the body from ovulating during the stims process. From all the injections, I developed some small bruises…

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